[Milsurplus] Naval Aviation Navigation
C Whitaker
whitaker at pa.net
Mon Mar 13 19:54:17 EST 2006
de WB2CPN
TACAN is a beacon. It provides headings without interrogation.
Even though the distance indicator couldn't get a lock, and just
keep spinning, the heading indicator worked. The rule was to
not trust any station that wouldn't lock in. The same DME
ground equipment could be added to a VOR and called a VORTAC.
There's a lot of them around, I think. I'm not going to the
wall on this one. Too many years ago.
73 Clete
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